In this Point–Counterpoint article we argue that institutional scholarship has become overly concerned with explaining institutions and institutional processes, notably at the level of the organization field, rather than with using them to explain and understand organizations. Especially...

This paper examines the relationship between the institutional environment and sustained corporate illegality. We find that cognitive assumptions generate expectations that can, under specific circumstances, induce organizations to amplify illegal actions and that serve to lessen regulatory...

<title/> Informal angel investors represent a significant source of venture capital for newly-created firms; however, the process whereby entrepreneurs access this resource has often been described as 'invisible' and in need of further study. This paper subscribes to a 'networking' or 'relational' view...